Description
Book SynopsisHow can university teachers improve the quality of student learning? Prosser and Trigwell argue that the answer lies in determining how students perceive their unique learning situations. In doing so they draw upon the considerable body of educational research into student learning in higher education which has been developed and published over the past three decades; and they enable university teachers to research and improve their own teaching.
This book outlines the key principles underlying successful teaching and learning in higher education, and is a key resource for all university teachers.
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Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Teaching and learning in higher education
A model for understanding teaching and learning in higher education
Students' prior experience of learning
Students' perceptions of the learning situation
Students' approaches to learning
Students' learning outcomes
Experiences of teaching in higher education
Understanding learning and teaching
Appendix
approaches to teaching inventory
References
Index.
